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| used for visualization of renal pelvis, calyces, and upper ureter |
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| artificial cardiac pacemaker |
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| electrical device that can control the beating of the heart by a series of rhythmic electrical discharges |
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| brand of medicine that uses x-rays, radioactive substances and ionizing radiations for diagnosis and treatment |
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| used for visualization of intra-articular surfaces; generally the knee (requires small incision) |
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| passage of a tiny sterile plastic tube into the heart or coronary artery to diagnose coronary disorders and anomolies |
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| used for visualization of the peritoneal cavity through the anterior abdominal wall (requires small incision) |
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| used for direct visualization of the bronchus, its branches, and the mucosa of the trachea |
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| procedures performed before the patient comes to the OR suite or performed in the OR before the incision is made |
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| detects and measures variations of the heat emitted by various regions of the body and transforming them into visible signals that can be recorded photographically |
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| used for direct visualization of the stomach |
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| use of clinical lab methods to establish a clinical diagnosis or the nature of disease |
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| used for visualization of the common bile duct |
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| programmable electronic device that can store, retrieve, and process data |
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| high energy electromagnetic radiation waves that penetrate most solid matter to some extent and that act on photographic film; used both in diagnosis and treatment |
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| used for direct visualization of the entire large intestine |
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| directions and depth of needle puncture through the skin to locate lesions in various organs or structures or injection of a substance into or out of an organ or structure |
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| used for direct visualization of the interior of the larynx |
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| used for visualization of pelvic structures; scope is introduced through small incision in posterior vaginal cul-de-sac |
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| used for direct visualization of esophagus and cardia of the stomach |
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| used for direct visualization of the rectum |
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| impenetrable x-ray or other forms of radiation |
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| techniques using equipment placed into a body cavity or vessel and/or substances injected into body structures |
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| used for visualization of the urinary bladder |
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| sound at frequencies above the range of human hearing |
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| removal of living tissue, cell, or body fluid sample by means of an incision, trocar puncture, or aspiration needle; will be examined under microscope by pathology personnel to determine the nature of the condition and to establish a diagnosis |
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